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Factors That Influence Cal Poly Students' Decision To Attend Sporting Events And Theatrical Performances, Meghan Hudson
Factors That Influence Cal Poly Students' Decision To Attend Sporting Events And Theatrical Performances, Meghan Hudson
Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration
Research shows the main factors that influence student attendance to performances are social status, motivation, and perception of time, whereas the main factors for attending sport games are team identification and social networking. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence Cal Poly students’ decision in attending sporting games versus attending performances at the Performing Arts Center. The researcher collected data from 250 students in nine classrooms during Cal Poly’s Spring Quarter. This study found that students claim to more frequently attend games and have a higher interest in attending games than performances. Social networking was …
Motivations For Camp Staff To Work At Camp, Jessica M. Cresci
Motivations For Camp Staff To Work At Camp, Jessica M. Cresci
Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration
Camp staff are the heart of summer camps and can affect how the summer runs. The purpose of this study was to identify the motivations for staff to work at residential summer camps with special regard to any differences in motivations between staff who attended camp as a camper and staff who never attended camp as well as between international and national staff. This study used cluster sampling measuring 21 possible motivations. A link to an online survey was sent to eight camps as identified on the American Camp Association website. The top six motivations for staff to work at …